#685 - Under the vortex

"I see," Su Chen nodded, feigning sudden understanding.

In the time that followed, the massive warship continued its journey towards the deepest part of the Nine Nether Abyss. Su Chen also retracted the Red Abyss Battle Armor, revealing his true appearance.

Of course, Su Chen could instantly don the Red Abyss Battle Armor with a thought, and his own strength was formidable enough to fear no sneak attacks.

Su Xi, on the other hand, was constantly pestering Su Chen, her bright, watery eyes filled with curiosity, urging him to tell her stories of the outside world.

Su Chen thought for a moment and recounted some of his own experiences as stories. Su Xi listened with rapt attention, her eyes filled with longing for the outside world and a hint of admiration for Su Chen!

In the warship's pavilion, the old woman and the blue-robed youth and others, upon seeing the close relationship between Su Xi and Su Chen, suddenly wore unsightly expressions.

This was because Su Xi was the only granddaughter of the Heavenly Puppet Old Man and his most beloved descendant!

Su Xi's close relationship with Su Chen meant that Su Chen could gain the favor and assistance of the Heavenly Puppet Old Man.

In that case, it would not be so easy for the Heavenly Sect to destroy Su Chen.

"Damn it!"

"This little girl, Su Xi, always acts aloof towards everyone else. How could she be so affectionate towards a stranger she just met?"

The old woman and the blue-robed youth and others frowned, utterly perplexed!

Despite her young age, Su Xi was an astute girl.

Moreover, she possessed an extremely clever and perceptive mind, able to discern whether others harbored malicious intentions and whether their character was good or bad. That was why she was so impolite to the blue-robed youth; she had long seen through his poor character.

Yet, this quirky little girl was so affectionate towards Su Chen, as if he were a long-lost relative. It was truly unbelievable.

At the same time,

Long Xi had already transformed into a thousand-foot-long flood dragon, surrounded by brilliant golden light. Her entire bloodline was undergoing an astonishing transformation, and her aura was becoming increasingly powerful and astonishing!

This process lasted for a full two and a half days.

Long Xi's body grew to a full three thousand feet in length, and the silver scales all over her body began to glow with a faint golden light. The horns on her head were crystal clear, completely transformed into dragon horns, and she had acquired more divine dragon features!

Not only that, but her cultivation also soared to the eighth level of the Heavenly God Realm. Her bloodline had transformed, and her strength had greatly increased!

Moreover, she had completely refined the Dragon Tooth, which could be used as a weapon and was no weaker than the Sun, Moon, and Star Three Swords. After all, it was a material that could be used to refine a God-Tier treasure!

"Thank you, Master!"

"Love you, mwah!"

Feeling the unprecedented power within her body, Long Xi was excited and thrilled. She transformed into a fifteen or sixteen-year-old girl, jumped up, hugged Su Chen, and planted a hard kiss on his face.

"Don't take advantage of me, transform back," Su Chen said good-naturedly, pinching Long Xi's cheek.

Long Xi stuck out her tongue and giggled foolishly.

However, she still obediently transformed into a palm-sized miniature flood dragon, perched on Su Chen's shoulder.

The warship continued to advance.

Along the way, in addition to various unknown lights, meteorites, and fragments of land, broken stars, and other obstacles, there were also some dazzling fragments of time, reflecting scenes from different time and space, with various strange images flashing by, both beautiful and dangerous.

Once caught in them, even a God-King might not be able to escape.

At the warship's speed, it took a full half a month to traverse this vast and incredible vortex and reach the deepest part of the vortex center!

At the very bottom of this vortex was actually a massive island, quietly standing in the boundless darkness.

This island was very peaceful and serene, with stable space-time, unaffected by anything.

Most astonishingly, on this island stood a massive and astonishing golden ancient tree!

This golden ancient tree was frighteningly large, as if supporting the heavens and earth, with brilliant golden light. It seemed that each leaf could support the sun, moon, and stars, a magnificent sight.

"Hiss—"

"What an amazing ancient tree! Could it be the legendary World Tree?"

Many warriors from the Heavenly Sect emerged from the pavilion, standing on the deck, looking down at the massive golden ancient tree below, all shocked and amazed.

Even the old woman in the God-King Realm revealed a hint of excitement and immediately steered the warship to descend rapidly.

However,

as the warship continued to approach, this golden ancient tree gradually became hazy and illusory, disappearing bit by bit!

"Hmm!?"

"What's going on?"

This scene startled everyone on the warship, and they became quite anxious.

Fortunately, after the golden ancient tree became blurred and transparent, it did not completely disappear, stopping its transformation and continuing to stand on the island.

"As expected..." The old woman sighed, "This tree was destroyed long ago in the war against the extraterrestrial Chaos Demon Gods in ancient times. It's just that, relying on a wisp of the power of time and space, the golden ancient tree from the past is projected into the present... Let's go, let's see how many opportunities and treasures are left on this golden ancient tree."

Under the old woman's control, the warship stopped on a leaf of the golden ancient tree.

This golden ancient tree was so large that a single leaf was larger than many stars, like a continent.

The warship itself was not small.

However, compared to the leaves of the golden ancient tree, it seemed somewhat miniature.

Soon, many warriors from the Profound Sect and the Heavenly Sect left the warship one after another, scattering in all directions and beginning to explore this vast and boundless ancient tree.

On these ancient tree leaves, there were hazy light clusters, emitting a soft light, filled with Daoist charm, a remarkable sight.

However, these light clusters were also blurred and illusory, not truly existing.

This golden ancient tree was too large, with countless leaves. The many disciples of the Profound Sect and the Heavenly Sect rushed into it, like stones sinking into the sea, failing to create any waves.

"There are treasures here!!" Not long after, from a distant leaf, came the excited and elated voice of a Profound Sect disciple.

On the leaf where she was, the hazy light cluster was very solid, not illusory, but truly existing!

She immediately took action, seizing the opportunities and treasures within.

In an instant, azure light soared into the sky, accompanied by a sacred aura, radiant and dazzling, like a water泽, enveloping her.

This was a seed-shaped natural treasure, blue and crystalline, like the legendary Heart of the Ocean, brilliant and translucent.

Although this item had not yet reached the God-Tier level, it was still extremely precious and rare among the Heaven-Tier natural treasures, difficult to find in the outside world. This was undoubtedly a huge gain for that Profound Sect disciple.

This scene also stimulated the other Profound Sect and Heavenly Sect disciples nearby. Everyone's spirits were greatly lifted, and they searched even harder.

Su Chen then opened his hand, and the Myriad Manifestation Divine Eyes emerged, transforming into a Yin-Yang Jade Pendant, which released a hazy light.

In an instant, under the impetus of Su Chen's powerful cultivation, a mysterious wave spread from the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant, enveloping the entire golden ancient tree.

Relying on the perception of the Yin-Yang Jade Pendant, Su Chen could clearly know which leaves of the golden ancient tree had opportunities and treasures!